Awareness Day 2018: “Partnering for Health and Hope Following Trauma” took place on May 10. The event’s interactive town hall discussion focused on strategies for making child-serving systems more trauma-informed. The discussion featured senior federal officials and family and young adult leaders, as well as executives from the nation’s leading professional primary care and mental health organizations. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex M. Azar II, presented a SAMHSA Special Recognition Award to 18 governors’ spouses for their work in supporting trauma-informed care at the state level. The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) accepted a Special Recognition Award on behalf of tribal nations across the country. The governors’ spouses and the executive director of NCAI served as Honorary Chairpersons of the event.
Visit https://www.samhsa.gov/children/awareness-day/2018 for more information.